Root treated in hospital for severe dehydration

SYDNEY: England skipper Joe Root has been treated in hospital after suffering from severe dehydration, diarrhoea and vomiting.

Joe Root was taken to hospital for treatment as he suffered from diarrhoea and vomiting overnight after batting in extreme heat as the temperature reached at 47.3C, the hottest day in Sydney for 79 years.

England skipper has returned to ground after being treated as he is seen as England´s last major hope of staving off a 4-0 series rout.